Capitalization Worksheets Activity with Stickers!

Try this capitalization worksheets activity for some hands-on learning!

Teach capitalization rules to first and second graders using this fun hands-on sticker activity and printable worksheets. Review capitalization rules for kids and practice proper capitalization with five worksheets while building fine motor skills using fun letter-shaped stickers! Great teacher resource or homeschool activity!

 

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Teaching capitalization was a challenge in this house. After many melodic Youtube videos illustrating capitalization rules, lectures from Mom, and ten worksheets, I decided I needed a different approach. My homeschooled kids always seem to grab on to concepts when I introduce them in a hands-on, practical way (like teaching them to write their names). This was a challenge with capitalization.

I LOVE stickers and use them in so many of our learning activities like fingerboard letter case matching and (if bandages count as stickers) Betty Boo-Boo letter matching. So stickers it is!

This is a super easy activity that can be done with little prep and little or no help from Mom (depending on your child’s age and reading ability). It’s a great learning activity to take in the car or complete in the waiting room of gymnastics… ask me how I know! 

 

Capitalization Rules for 1st and 2nd graders

(Using Purdue OWL as a guide, this list is a 1st-2nd grade version of capitalization rules. There are additional rules, such as “Titles preceding names, but not titles that follow names” that are too advanced for most early learners.)

1. The first words of a sentence 
2. The pronoun “I”
3. Proper nouns (the names of specific people and places)
4. The days of the week, the months of the year, and holidays 
5. Titles of books and movies

(The printable contains a kid-friendly review sheet of the capitalization rules for reference!)

Capitalization Worksheets Activity

Materials needed:

Paper (printed worksheets- get them here)

Letter sticks (should be capital letters!)  Below are the ones I use but they sell out fast so any of these work well too!

NOTE- If you don’t have letter stickers, you can still print out the worksheets and use a marker to circle or correct the capitalization mistakes!

Instructions:

• Download the worksheets (free to newsletter subscribers for a limited time! Get them here) and print them out
• Have your child read each sentence (or read along with them if they are still learning!). Talk about which words should be capitalized.
• Have your child correct the capitalization mistakes by using a sticker to add the correct capital letter. 

 

Note- My originals were written by hand but the printables are typed!

Note 2- If you don’t have letter stickers, you can still print out the worksheets and use a marker to circle or correct the capitalization mistakes!

The printable capitalization worksheets include one page of “capitalization rules” and 5 pages of sentence examples for practice!